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Friday, 28 October 2016

It's October and I had the opportunity to make another piece of "Matchbox art", to raise funds for the Yorkshire childrens' cancer charity Candle Lighters .... I couldn't resist! Exhibitors at this Novembers Crafted by Hand, 5th and 6th November, have been asked to make pieces of art that will fit in a matchbox. Visitors to the event will be able to vote for their favourite/s and buy them too, proceeds will go to the wonderful Candlelighters and the winner receives a prize from craft-and-design-magazine.... so, using: scraps of Madder dyed fabric, images and text copied from my Imperial Dictionary (published in 1882) , I made a 'Rose Madder' Smocked Matchbox book ...